Giorno: 15 Luglio 2021

Miami Security Firm Faces Questions in Haiti Assassination

For the owner of a small private security company with a history of avoiding paying debts and declaring bankruptcy, it looked like a good opportunity — Find people with military experience for a job in Haiti. Antonio “Tony” Intriago, owner of Miami-based CTU Security, seems…

Halfway through 2021, 5 senators mum on if they’re running for reelection in 2022

As the 2022 battle for the evenly divided Senate heats up, five senators have not spelled out if they’re running for reelection next year.

Clarence Thomas rejects appeal to halt federal mask mandate on public transportation

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas rejected an appeal late Tuesday to remove the federal mask mandate for public transportation, according to reports.

Burgess Owens: US history being ‘stolen and rewritten’ by CRT; students should be taught about Black founders

American history is being “stolen and rewritten” by those teaching critical race theory and the “disinfectant” to that is to celebrate the contributions of important Black Americans in the classroom, U.S. Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, said this week.

COVID-19 infects about 100 vaccinated crewmembers on HMS Queen Elizabeth: report

About 100 vaccinated crewmembers aboard the Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth carrier have been diagnosed with COVID-19 but the outbreak is being managed, a report said Wednesday.

Florida condo collapse: Remains of nanny for family of Paraguay’s president return to home country

The remains of a 23-year-old Paraguayan woman who was a nanny at the Champlain Towers in Surfside, Florida, was returned to her home country on Tuesday.

Pope Francis returns to Vatican 10 days after surgery

Pope Francis was discharged from a Rome hospital and returned home to the Vatican on Wednesday, 10 days after undergoing planned surgery to remove half his colon.

UK mom gets 12 years to life in prison for boiling husband who she believed sexually abused their son

A United Kingdom court sentenced Corinna Smith to 12 years to life in prison for murdering her husband after learning of allegations that he had sexually abused their son – who committed suicide in 2007.

Cuba’s president admits to shortcomings; takes some blame for protests

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, who days ago called on revolutionaries to counter anti-government protesters in the streets, acknowledged government shortcomings in the lead-up to protests that broke out across the country.

Morning Consult: 1.84M Turned Down Work to Keep Biden Jobless Bonus

An estimated 1.84 million Americans turned down work to stay on the Biden administration’s jobless bonus payroll, according to Morning Consult’s latest poll.